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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Carter postpones Gaza visit 'indefinitely'
2015-04-30
[AA.TR] Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
... the worst president ever. Maybe the second worst. The votes aren't all in yet...
has indefinitely postponed a planned visit to the Gazoo Strip that had been due to begin on Thursday, a Paleostinian government source has said.

"Carter has postponed his visit, during which he had planned to meet with Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, leaders," the source told The Anadolu Agency, requesting anonymity.

The source did not give any reason for the delay, which, he said, could take place later.

A Paleostinian security source told AA that a delegation that had arrived on Tuesday to prepare for Carter's visit would leave the strip later on Wednesday via the Israeli-controlled Erez border crossing.

Sources told AA earlier this week that Carter was undertaking Saudi-backed mediation efforts between rival Paleostinian factions Hamas and Fatah.

"Carter recently met with prominent Saudi officials and called for their intervention to achieve reconciliation between the Paleostinian factions -- a request that was welcomed by Riyadh," a well-informed source told AA.

In 2007, late Former King of the Arabians, Sheikh of the Burning Sands Abdullah
... Now a dead guy...
bin Abdulaziz brokered the first Mecca agreement between Hamas and Fatah, which led to the formation of a short-lived Paleostinian unity government.

Months later, this unity government collapsed amid festivities between the two factions, which ended with Hamas overrunning the entire Gazoo Strip in mid-2007.
Posted by:Fred

#6  Jimmy, the Al Sharpton of the mideast.
Posted by: JohnQC   2015-04-30 17:12  

#5  Perhaps Carter is brainstorming with other Democrats....

Posted by: Hupavitle Cleasing9829   2015-04-30 14:57  

#4  I can think of a few others RiV but that one would certainly do.
Posted by: AlanC   2015-04-30 13:10  

#3  Frankly, the only headline I want to see about Jimmy is the announcement of funeral plans.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2015-04-30 09:15  

#2  I'm sure it had something to do with money, grom. It always does.

Certainly wasn't ideological differences.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2015-04-30 08:21  

#1  His Saudi paymasters are unhappy with Hamas?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-04-30 02:26  

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